However, the project has suffered "continued casting and timing issues", according to a representative for Guernsey's Commerce and Employment Department.

Producer Paula Mazur has stated that the delay will help improve the production when it begins in the future.

"It really is important to get the right cast on board," she said. "[The delay] will also allow for the shoot to take place when the wild flowers and vegetation are at their best in Guernsey, which personally was my ultimate goal."

The story follows magazine columnist Juliet Ashton, who after World War II learns about a group of Guernsey citizens that managed to outsmart their German occupiers by forming a book group.

Kate Winslet had previously signed up to star as Ashton in the project.